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A47555 The Turkish history from the original of that nation, to the growth of the Ottoman empire with the lives and conquests of their princes and emperours / by Richard Knolles ... ; with a continuation to this present year MDCLXXXVII ; whereunto is added, The present state of the Ottoman empire, by Sir Paul Rycaut ... Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. Present state of the Ottoman Empire.; Grimeston, Edward.; Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.; Manley, Roger, Sir, 1626?-1688.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. History of the Turkish empire. 1687 (1687) Wing K702; Wing R2407; Wing R2408; ESTC R3442 4,550,109 2,142

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sin_n and_o profanation_n so_o much_o as_o to_o covet_v or_o desire_v it_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o turkish_a religion_n of_o circumcision_n circumcision_n be_v not_o reckon_v among_o one_o of_o the_o five_o point_n which_o constitute_v a_o true_a mahometan_a believer_n but_o it_o be_v only_a as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o propose_v as_o a_o trial_n and_o proof_n of_o man_n obedience_n to_o the_o more_o necessary_a part_n of_o the_o law._n this_o rite_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o receive_v by_o they_o as_o a_o article_n or_o precept_n deliver_v express_o from_o the_o koran_n but_o by_o tradition_n and_o ancient_a practice_n and_o use_v among_o the_o arabian_n before_o the_o time_n of_o mahomet_n derive_v original_o from_o ishmael_n or_o esau_n who_o progeny_n they_o be_v and_o from_o thence_o give_v themselves_o the_o name_n of_o ishmaelite_n the_o arabian_a doctor_n affirm_v that_o mahomet_n himself_o be_v bear_v with_o his_o navel_n cut_v and_o natural_o circumcise_v perhaps_o to_o equal_v the_o same_o story_n which_o the_o jew_n report_n of_o moses_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o it_o seem_v in_o those_o country_n where_o circumcision_n be_v in_o practice_n that_o it_o be_v not_o unusual_a for_o child_n to_o be_v so_o bear_v who_o be_v therefore_o call_v son_n of_o the_o moon_n on_o who_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o moon_n have_v more_o than_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o influence_n moribus_fw-la credebant_fw-la siquidem_fw-la arabe_n quod_fw-la ille_fw-la qui_fw-la sub_fw-la lunae_fw-la radiis_fw-la nasceretur_fw-la contrahi_fw-la perinde_n ac_fw-la circumcisum_fw-la praeputium_fw-la the_o turk_n never_o circumcise_v their_o child_n until_o the_o age_n of_o seven_o year_n and_o upward_o and_o then_o they_o do_v it_o by_o a_o barber_n or_o chirurgeon_n it_o not_o be_v esteem_v a_o matter_n appropriate_v to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o emaun_n or_o priest_n for_o as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o they_o make_v 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feast_n or_o banquet_n prepare_v for_o the_o guest_n those_o who_o of_o ripe_a year_n become_v mahometan_n in_o some_o place_n be_v carry_v about_o the_o town_n on_o horseback_n with_o a_o dart_n in_o their_o left_a hand_n point_v to_o their_o heart_n signify_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v pass_v through_o with_o that_o instrument_n than_o renounce_v that_o faith_n they_o then_o profess_v and_o this_o circumcision_n be_v a_o admission_n and_o introduction_n of_o they_o into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o it_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o baptism_n with_o the_o christian_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o five_o necessary_a point_n which_o be_v require_v to_o constitute_v a_o true_a mahometan_a of_o their_o wash_n though_o mahomet_n say_v in_o the_o koran_n that_o his_o religion_n be_v found_v in_o cleanness_n and_o that_o it_o be_v half_a of_o his_o law_n yet_o much_o before_o mahomet_n time_n wash_n be_v observe_v according_a to_o the_o same_o 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